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WorksheetsRetention in HRM
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Which of the following is NOT a task of the Human Resource Planning?
Recruitment
Retention
Payment of wages or salaries
Dismissal
Mesures the rate at which employees are leaving an organization in a period of time
(a)
Occurs when the job ceases or when the employer can no longer afford to employ the worker.
Termination
Dismissal
Suspension
Redundancy
How is Labor Turnover calculated?
(number of workers leaving in 1 year / average number of workers employed)
(average number of workers employed / number of workers leaving in 1 yr) x 100
100 / number of workers leaving in 1 year x average number of people employed
(number of workers leaving in 1 year / average number of workers employed) x 100
WORKFORCE AUDIT is a check on the skills and qualifications of all the existing employees of a company, and it MUST be the start point for Human Resource Planning.
TRUE
FALSE
The process of assessing the effectiveness of an employee against pre-set objectives.
workforce progression
training evaluation
employee appraisal
promotion
All the training that is held away from the business is known as...
(a)
The type of training designed to improve an individual´s ability to communicate and interact with others is known as...
(a)
Work-related education to increase workforce skills and efficiency is known as:
development
training
instruction
teaching
A detailed list of the key points of the job to be filled, stating key tasks and responsibilities is called a...
Job Description
Workforce plan
Person Specification
Strategic Planning
Identifying the need for a new employee, the type of employee and defining the job to be filled
Human Resource Management
Specification
Workforce Planning
Recruitment
Instruction at the place of work on how a job should be carried out is known as...
behavioral training
off-the-job training
cognitive training
on-the-job training
A detailed list of qualities, skills and qualifications that a successfu applicant should have is...
Person Description
Person Specification
Applicant
Job Description
When workers are willing and able to move to different jobs requiring different skills
(a)
A disadvantage of working from home would be:
Less collaboration with fellow workers
Time and money saved by not traveling
Autonomy in decision making
Legal advice, employee recruitment, training and development, exit interviews, payroll administration are
Functions that should not be outsourced
Functions that could be outsourced
Off-the-job training can lead to resentment and higher labor turnover.
TRUE
FALSE
The relocation of a business process/function done in one country to the same or another company in another country is known as
Off-shoring
Re-shoring
Benefits of a high labor turnover include
Difficult to establish a team spirit, higher costs of recruiting, selecting and training new staff.
Poor output levels and customer service due to staff vacancies before new recruits are appointed
Low-skilled and less productive staff might be leaving, new ideas and practices are brought to the company by the new workers.
Less payroll administration costs
Benefits of a high labor turnover include
Difficult to establish a team spirit, higher costs of recruiting, selecting and training new staff.
Poor output levels and customer service due to staff vacancies before new recruits are appointed
Low-skilled and less productive staff might be leaving, new ideas and practices are brought to the company by the new workers.
Less payroll administration costs
What name is given to the process of identifying the strengths and abilities of current staff?
staffing forecast
recruitment process
CPD
skills analysis
Which type of recruitment is being described ... it is when the organisation advertises the vacancy in local newspapers, on-line and in the job centre.
Internal recruitment
External recruitment
Which type of recruitment is being described ... it is when the organisation advertises the vacancy on the staff noticeboard, Intranet and via staff group e-mails
Internal recruitment
External recruitment
What is the name for the process of choosing the correct applicant from the pool of candidates who applied for the vacancy?
Recruitment
Selection
Workforce planning
Testing
Which answer below is NOT a selection method which a company can uses?
Application forms and CVs
Interviews
Testing
Advertising on-line
References
Which test assesses an applicant's personality and mental suitability for a job? There are no right or wrong answers, instead it gives an insight into how an applicant thinks and if they would fit the organisation and vacancy.
Attainment test
Aptitude test
Psychometric test
IQ test
Medical test
Assessment centres test a large number of candidates at the same time. Which is NOT an advantage of this selection method?
It allows the organisation to really scrutinise applicants over a longer period of time which helps improve the quality of the selection decision
It helps the selection panel see how applicants interact with each other (for future team working projects)
Applicants react in role-playing that mimic real life work situation which can help compare responses between candidates
Reduces the chance of one interviewer bias as results are a reflection over a variety of tasks
It is a cheaper option as no venue is required nor loss of production time from those who conduct interview and supervise tests
What is the definition of workforce planning?
The fill the people we prefer in the right place at the right time
To fill the right people at the right place and at the right time
To ensure there is sufficient staff for every shift
To fill the right people at the position resign by the previous staff
Which of the below is false about workforce management?
To ensure there is sufficient staff every shift & days
To ensure staff cost exceed budget
To ensure all learning is pass on by seniors
To ensure all staff are train to meet criteria
According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, which one of the following statements is true.
Social needs must be satisfied before security/safety needs can be used to motivate employees.
Self-actualisation must be reached before physiological needs can be used to motivate employees.
Esteem/ego needs must be satisfied before selfactualisation needs can be used to motivate employees
Security/safety needs must be satisfied before physiological needs can be used to motivate employees.
A ‘hard’ approach to human resource management would:
focus on the most efficient use of capital equipment
treat employees as a resource to be used as efficiently as possible
view workers as a valuable asset to be developed
focus solely on better recruitment methods to improve employee engagement
Statement 1: ‘According to Taylor, piece rate payments will usually motivate workers.’
Statement 2: ‘According to Herzberg, piece rate payments will usually motivate workers.’
Read statements 1 and 2 and select the correct option from the following options:
Statement 1 is true. Statement 2 is true
Statement 1 is true. Statement 2 is false
Statement 1 is false. Statement 2 is true
Statement 1 is false. Statement 2 is false
On what is a piece rate system of payment based?
The amount of overtime worked
The company’s profit level
The number of hours worked
The number of items produced by the employee
Which of the following is not a benefit of training?
Improved productivity
Higher employee wages
Better quality
Improved reputation as an employer
Using the data in Table 1, which one of the following statements is correct for this business between 2013 and 2014?
Labour productivity increased and labour turnover rate increased
Labour productivity increased and labour turnover rate decreased
Labour productivity decreased and labour turnover rate increased
Labour productivity decreased and labour turnover rate decreased
Which of the following pieces of information would be included in a person specification?
Main roles and responsibilities of the job
Hours of work
Place of work
Skills and qualifications required to complete the job successfully
Which of the following best describes the term staff retention?
The number of people that leave a firm in a set period of time
The number of staff that remain working in a firm in a set period of time
The number of staff that are promoted in a firm in a set period of time
The number of staff that are made redundant in a firm in a set period of time
Which of the following is an example of a fringe benefit?
Holiday pay
Overtime payment
Praise at work
Free lunches
MBO stands for Management by objective
True
False
Objectives are decided by
Superior
Subordinates
Mutual consultations of both superior and subordinates
None of the above
Which of the following management thinkers invented the concept of MBO?
Elton Mayo
Peter Drucker
Henri Fayol
Douglas McGregor
Which function in management involves monitoring improvements and taking corrective actions whenever needed?
Planning
Organizing
Leadership
Controlling
"This model assumes that people are motivated towards lower level needs that have not yet been fulfilled" What model of motivation is referred to above?
Goals
Two-factor
Hierarchy of needs
Hygiene factors
Efficiency
THE PROCESS OF SAVING ENERGY
A SMALL ONE BEDROOM HOME OR APARTMENT
DOING A TASK CORRECTLY USING AS FEW RESOURCES AS POSSIBLE
Effectiveness
DOING THE RIGHT THING AND REACHING GOALS
ALWAYS HITTING THE BULLS-EYE
SAYING AND DOING THE RIGHT THING ALL THE TIME
Just in time is best used in a
Service business
Manufacturing business
The basic objective of any business is _________
Survival
Profit
Growth
Personal
It is a balanced scorecard in an international charity where there is leadership behaviour, talent management,learning and development and employee satisfaction.
(a)
It specializes in the provision of high-level advice and services on key HR activities.
(a)
It means having the authority to make decisions in one’s job.
(a)
What is defined as a strategy for the acquisition, utilization , improvement and preservation of an organisation’s human resources?
Human Resource Development
Human Resource Policy
Human Resource Planning
None of the above
The systematic procedure for securing and reporting information defining a specific job is called as
Job description
Job Analysis
Job Specification
Job Alignment
Job Analysis is also known as ______
Practice Analysis
Role Identification
Role Evaluation
Job declaration
Collection of duties, tasks and responsibilities which are assigned to individual is called as_____
Job
Hobby
Responsibility
work
A broad statement of the purpose, scope, duties and responsibilities of a particular jobis called as________
Job description
Job Analysis
Job Specification
Job Alignment
_______________________describes skills, knowledge and abilities to do the job.
Job description
Job Analysis
Job Specification
Job Alignment
It is the core function of the human resource management and it is related to the specification of contents, methods and relationship of jobs in order to satisfy technological and organisational requirements as well as the social personal requirements of the job holder. what is it?
Practice Analysis
Job Design
Role Evaluation
Job declaration
Which of the following factors state the importance of the Human Resource Planning?
Creating highly talented personnel
International strategies
Resistance to change and move
All the above
A process that is used for identifying and developing internal people with the potential to fill key business leadership positions in the company is called ______.
Highly talented personnel creation
Investing in human resources
Succession planning
None of the above
A process that is used for identifying and developing internal people with the potential to fill key business leadership positions in the company is called ______.
Highly talented personnel creation
Investing in human resources
Succession planning
None of the above
Human Resource Planning facilitates international expansion strategies.
True
False
_______ is the process of estimating the quantity and quality of people required to meet future needs of the organisation.
Demand forecasting
Supply forecasting
Environmental forecasting
none of the above
Job description and job specification are the two sets of data in the job analysis process.
True
False
The customery method used to handle the activities of the employees is called as _________
rules
Policies
Procedures
Organisational Path
The focus of job analysis is on the individual and not on the job.
True
False
A performance appraisal is based on the assumption that an employee understood what his or her performance standards were prior to the appraisal.
True
False
Supervisors should provide employees with feedback, development, and incentives necessary to help employees eliminate performance deficiencies or to continue to perform well.
True
False
The third step of the performance appraisal process is to assess the employee's actual performance relative to work standards.
True
False
In order to ensure that performance goals are challenging and relevant, Matthew, a marketing manager, should independently set goals for his subordinates because participatively setting goals usually produces lower job performance.
True
False
Formal performance appraisals have been eliminated by almost all major firms and replaced by daily assessments by peers.
True
False
The HR department monitors the performance appraisal system, but it is typically not involved in rating employees.
True
False
In order to ensure that performance appraisals are effective, Felicia, a line supervisor, should make sure to schedule a feedback session to address each subordinate's performance, progress, and future development plans.
True
False
Peer appraisals have been shown to have a negative effect on task motivation, cohesion, and job satisfaction, so most organizations no longer use them.
True
False
Studies suggest that managers who receive upward feedback from identified subordinates view the upward appraisal process more negatively than do managers who receive anonymous upward feedback
True
False
Three hundred and sixty-degree feedback is generally used for development purposes rather than for pay increases.
True
False
Robert Katz popularized the use of financial incentives for workers whose production exceeds some predetermined standard.
True
False
Robert Katz popularized the use of financial incentives for workers whose production exceeds some predetermined standard.
True
False
Most firms link employees' pay to performance because financial incentives are extremely successful at motivating employees to perform above required standards.
True
False
According to Herzberg's theory, a manager would be able to motivate an employee with challenging tasks.
True
False
In Herzberg's Hygiene-Motivator theory, working conditions are motivator factors, and challenging assignments are hygiene factors.
True
False
Behavior modification is based on the idea that people will repeat behavior for which they are punished.
True
False
According to Vroom's theory, if expectancy, instrumentality, or valence is equal to zero, there will be no employee motivation.
True
False
Job analysis comes first before job evaluation. True or false?
True
False
A __________ is a written statement of tasks performed, how they are done and why they are done.
Job Specification
Job description
What is the definition of job evaluation?
Process that systematically ranks the jobs in accordance to worth
Process that systematically establishes the value of a job
Process that systematically establishes the value of the person carrying out the job
What is it called if an engineer is hired to do a sales job?
strategy
mismatch
recognition
satisfaction
Doing the same thing over and over again is...
satisfactory
not a bad thing
enjoyable
monotonous
Before an candidate is hired, managers should check the candidate's...
track record
previous salary
performance appraisal
promotion
An unfair salary system, or unfair treatment of people at work is known as...
payment
income
benefit plan
partiality
Managers should try to maintain a positive morale in the work environment.
true
false
The company can show that it appreciates its employees by using all EXCEPT...
promotions
good salary
rules that are "employee friendly"
giving them monotonous work
This article was probably made for _______ to read.
employees
managers
the government
competitors
"Consistent performers" refers to ...
the CEO
the manager
the company's top employees
the company's worst employees
Candidates should accept a job offer even if the salary is too low for them.
true
false
HR managers do all of the following EXCEPT...
help employees find new friends
hire people
fire people
train people
An employee retention strategy refers to...
methods to beat the competition
methods to keep employees satisfied
methods to increase profit
methods to open new markets for products
A cordial workplace environment refers to ...
an environment where people are in competition with each other
an environment where people are polite and friendly to each other
an environment where people spread negativity
an environment where people show they are working hard
Employees may not stay in the company if positive morale is missing.
true
false
Top level decisions or strategy developed from top level also referred as:
Business level strategy
Corporate level strategy
Functional level strategy
____________ Strategy includes the number of business activities for minimizing the cost:
Retrenchment strategy
Stability strategy
Growth strategy
Strategies and decisions taken at the middle level management are termed as:
Operational level strategy
Functional level strategy
Business level strategy
Innovate and pursue new opportunities and seek untapped market
Innovation strategy
Blue ocean strategy
Entrepreneurship process
Which one of the following companies follow blue ocean strategy
Apple
Blackberry
Samsung
Which model can be used in tasks based on innovation and creativity?
Innovation matrix
Six thinking hats model
Blue ocean model
XYZ Company is currently facing challenges due to Covid 19 situation. Which approach they should initiate now to overcome the challenges?
Functional level strategy
Crisis management
Digitization strategy
_________ is the plan devised for an outcome other than an usual plan for managing crisis situations
Risk management planning
Contingency planning
Crisis planning
Wages, salaries and other financial allowances are part of which aspect of HRM?
Payroll management
Compensation management
Employee engagement and retention management
__________ refers to the peers or parties associated with the company directly or indirectly
Shareholders
Customers
Stakeholders
These parties are having direct association with the organization
Suppliers
Competitors
Employees
Distinctive and uncommon points or points of differentiation for a particular product or service is known as:
Value proposition
Unique selling proposition
Customer satisfaction
Which process is done first?
Induction
Recruitment
Man power planning
Selection
Recruitment is
Stimulating the Candiadte to apply for a job
Selecting a right person for a right place
Analysing the job
Planning for the number of employees
The systematic procedure for securing and reporting information defining a specific job is called as
Job description
Job Analysis
Job Specification
Job Alignment
What is defined as a strategy for the acquisition, utilization , improvement and preservation of an organisation’s human resources?
Human Resource Development
Human Resource Policy
Human Resource Planning
None of the above
The 8 Hour work shift is originated in (a)
Which company started to limit the number of working hours first for factory workers to 8 _______and which year____
(a)
Who adopted the time limit of the number of working hours (a)
(a) Act was formulated by Govt.of India in 1947
In 1920 The Tata Steel company was introduced which of the following facilities to the employees
Leave with Pay
Provident Fund
Workman Accident Compensation
Fringe Benefits
In 1921 Dupont designed (a) Organisational Structure.
In 1928 Maternity Benefit was introduced by (a)
The Hierarchy of needs was introduced by Abraham Maslow in (a)
Which was the first organized Recruitment firm in India (a)
(a) Company set up the first HRD Department
(a) Company Abolished Annual Performance Review
Human resource management emphasis
Development of people
Punishment of people
Adoption of people
None of these
Human resource management is amalgam of
Job analysis, recruitment and selection
Social behaviour and business ethics
Organisational behaviour, , personal management and industrial relation
Employer and employees
Human resource management is amalgam of
Job analysis, recruitment and selection
Social behaviour and business ethics
Organisational behaviour, , personal management and industrial relation
Employer and employees
Basic managerial functions of HRM are
Planning, organising, staffing
Planning, organising and co-ordinating
Planning, organising, directing and controlling
None of these
Basic managerial functions of HRM are
Planning, organising, staffing
Planning, organising and co-ordinating
Planning, organising, directing and controlling
None of these
Human resource management means
A method which an organisation collects, maintains and reports information on people and jobs
The process of integrating the employees’ needs and aspirations with organizational needs
The process of bringing people and organisation together so that the goals of each are achieved
The efforts to make life worth living for workers
Which term means actively looking for qualified employees?
background check
recruitment
human resources management
meeting staffing needs
Which is the process of helping new employees adjust to a company?
training
recruitment
human resource management
orientation.
Which term refers to learning a new job by doing it?
orientation
job shadowing
reference
on-the-job training.
The following is concerned with developing a pool of candidates in line with the human resources plan.
Development
Training
Recruitment
All the above
Which is not on the job training?
Job rotation
Internship
Coaching
Classroom lectures
______ is the current minister of Human Resource development of India
Smriti Irani
Rajnath Singh
Nirmala Sitharaman
Ramesh Pokhriyal
HRP is _________
Human Resource Performance
Human Recruitment Planning
Human Resource Planning
Human Resource Protection
Employee's movement to a higher level or position is termed as
demotion
promotion
transfer
termination
an employee's movement to another position but within the same rank or responsibility
promotion
demotion
transfer
separation
Which of the Options would best describe External Recruitment.
1.Placement Agencies, 2. Employee Referrals, 3. Job Fairs.
4. Promotions.
2 & 3
1 & 3
1, 2 & 3
All of the Above
The following is (are) concerned with developing a pool of candidates in line with the human resources plan:
RECRUITMENT
SELECTION
TRAINING
DEVELOPMENT
Objectives of training is:
TO INCREASE SKILL
TO INCREASE MORALE
TO DECREASE ACCIDENTS
ALL OF THE ABOVE
NONE OF THE ABOVE
The internal supply of human resources consists of present employees who can be _________ to fill expected opening
PROMOTED
DEMOTED
TRANSFERRED
ALL OF THE ABOVE
A firm that is trying to create value by emphasizing local responsiveness is probably following a _______ strategy.
A) global standardization
B) localization
C) transnational
D) international
The process of selecting employees for particular jobs is referred to as
A) human resource management
B) staffing policy
C) management selection
D) organizational behavior
Which of the following is not a type of staffing policy in international business?
A) the transcentric approach
B) the ethnocentric approach
C) the polycentric approach
D) the geocentric approach
An ethnocentric staffing policy is __________.
A) one in which all key management positions are filled by parent company nationals
B) one in which host-country nationals are recruited to manage subsidiaries while parent-company nationals occupy key positions at corporate headquarters
C) one in which the best people, regardless of nationality, are recruited to fill key positions throughout the organization
D) one in which corporate bureaucracy overwhelms the system leaving key positions to be filled in a haphazard manner
A firm following a geocentric approach to staffing will pursue a system
A) in which all key management positions are filled by parent company nationals
B) in which host-country nationals are recruited to manage subsidiaries while parent-company nationals occupy key positions at corporate headquarters
C) in which the best people, regardless of nationality, are recruited to fill key positions throughout the organization
D) in which corporate bureaucracy overwhelms the system leaving key positions to be filled in a haphazard manner
Which of the following does not correctly match an international business strategy with its methodology?
A. global, create value by realizing experience curve and location economies
B. international, create value by transferring core competencies overseas
C. multidomestic, create value by emphasizing local responsiveness
D. transnational, create value by operating in as many foreign countries as possible
The premature return of an expatriate manager to his or her home country is known as
A) repatriation
B) expatriate failure
C) inpatriate failure
D) foreign manager failure
Uncertainty avoidance describes how a culture deals with hierarchical power relationships.
TRUE
FALSE
HR strategy consists of
support activity and HR staffing activity
Hr staffing activity
support activity
HR capital does not include
Knowledge
skills
money
Average organization’s employee cost (wages or salaries and benefits) is
over 10% of its total revenue
over 25% of its revenue
over 50% of its revenue
If the projected staffing availability is higher than requested then we have
overstaffed
understaffed
fully staffed
One of the following is not an advantage of internal recruitment
less time consuming
more expensive
has positive employee reaction
The process of attracting suitable people to apply for job vacancies. This is refer to __________.
Staffing
Recruitment
Selection
Termination
Below are the potential costs of a bad recruitment decision EXCEPT ___________.
Cost of higher morale
Cost of mistakes
Cost of recruiting a replacement
Cost of defending claim of dismissal
What is the last process in recruitment and selection?
Hold induction
Make decision to recruit
Source of applicants
Choose most suitable candidates
Techniques of studying a job to identify the skills, knowledge, experience and other requirements necessary to perform a job. This is refer to _____________.
Job description
Job requirement
Person requirement
Job analysis
Below are the techniques for conducting job analysis EXCEPT _________.
Statistical approach
Questionnaires
Interviews
Observation
Below are the typical information in person specification EXCEPT _________.
Physical requirements
Career paths
Educational qualifications
Remuneration package
Below are the factors affecting recruitment efforts EXCEPT __________.
Location
Personality requirements
Public image
Working conditions
Below are the advantage of internal recruitment EXCEPT __________.
No induction needed
Employees’ morale and motivation may be decreased
Little or no cost involved
Employment record of applicant available, thus accurate assessment is possible
Job street and job malaysia are the example of which sources of external recruitment?
Employment agencies
Advertising in the mass media
Unsolicited applicants
The Internet
Which are the best technique in conducting job analysis? (10 marks)
What Is HRM?
is the process of employing people, training them, compensating them,developing policies relating to them
is the process of employing people, training them, compensating them,developing policies relating to them, and developing strategies to retain them
is the process of staffing, setting policies, compensation and
benefits, retention, training
is the process of staffing, setting policies, compensation and benefits, retention, training, employment laws, and worker protection
(Rivenbark, 2010)said that how much % of Managers think employees leaving their jobs because of pay ?
80%
70%
90%
55%
which one of below is not considered as external factor ?
Globalization and offshoring
Health-care costs
A more highly educated workforce
retention plans
HRM Focus described as ?
Administering of policies
Stand-alone programs, such as training
Creates a cost within an organization
Not Given
